v. i.
Who now, alas! no more is missed
Than if he never did exist. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
To conceive the world . . . to have existed from eternity. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. existence. ]
The main object of our existence. Lubbock. [ 1913 Webster ]
The existence therefore, of a phenomenon, is but another word for its being perceived, or for the inferred possibility of perceiving it. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Existence. [ R. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. existens, -entis, p. pr. of existere. See Exist. ] Having being or existence; existing; being; occurring now; taking place. [ 1913 Webster ]
The eyes and mind are fastened on objects which have no real being, as if they were truly existent. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
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Existentially as well as essentially intelligent. Colerige. [1913 Webster]
n. (Philosophy) a philosophical theory or attitude having various interpretations, generally emphasising the existence of the individual as a unique agent with free will and responsibility for his or her own acts, though living in a universe devoid of any certain knowledge of right and wrong; from one's plight as a free agent with uncertain guidelines may arise feelings of anguish. Existentialism is concerned more with concrete existence rather than abstract theories of essences; is contrasted with
n. One who exists. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of existence. Grew. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. existimatio judgment, opinion, fr. existimare to estimate. See Estimate. ] Esteem; opinion; reputation. [ Obs. ] Steele. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj.